What should have been a very simple and straight forward job in this steel sailboat restoration quickly turns into a frustrating gong show when we go to put ...

After a full year a half on sailboat restoration work, we were finally able to get back on the water and out sailing, even if it wasn't on our own boat. Come ...

In yet more steel boat restoration fun, we move on to pulling out our cutlass bearing, which, of course, could not go as smoothly as we would have liked... ...

After finishing most of our aft welding from plate replacement, we decided to pull our beta marine engine to do some more work as part of our steel boat ...

After replacing the aft end of our hull, we continue working on this steel boat restoration by replacing more small bits of rust, all of which, of course, are ...

Charlie and Pat Ball were the principle owners and builders of Roseate. Over the years the brothers have built shoal draft boats. In searching for an ideal ...

After replacing one aft hull plate on our Van De Stadt Norman 40, we continue our steel boat restoration by cutting out our second, and hopefully last hull ...

The Ocean Alexander 430 Classico MK1 “Satisfied Frog” is a fine example of a fully equipped yacht of this popular model. If you’re looking to loop, or just ...

Deep into our steel boat restoration, we got to a point where we needed to have the welder in two places at once, so we brought out a second welder... Welding ...

If you are considering The Great American Loop, this boat will interest you for several reasons. First, she’s economical….1.5 -2 gal/hour at 7-8 knots. New ...

After cutting another giant hole in our boat, we continue on with our boat restoration, this time putting a new plate in… but this one doesn’t wanna go into ...

Despite the ups and downs of restoring a steel sailboat, I hadn't questioned our decision to buy a steel boat. Until now... Patreon: ...

After discovering rust we didn't know was there on our steel sailboat, we continue to dig and discover even more problems.... Patreon: ...

Excited to finish the welding in the cockpit, we get ready to move the cockpit drain and instead find some major rust issues... Patreon: ...

We find more rust during our sailboat restoration and think that we may be in for some really annoying problem solving, but things aren't always as bad as they ...

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The welding in the cockpit continues, but this time we need to figure out where to put the welder to get the work done... Patreon: ...

After finding even more rust during our boat restoration, we tore apart the steering pedestal and decided to redesign some things before putting it back ...

Well it happened again, we found more rust while working on our steel boat restoration- go figure. We thought we were done, or almost done with it in this ...

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After over a year of tearing stuff apart, we get to a point where we are ready to put some pieces back together, and we couldn't be more excited about it! ...

Insulating a steel hull is kind of a contentious issue. Using spray foam insulation especially is one of those things that everyone has an opinion on, but ...

Painting a steel boat hull is one of the most important steps when it comes to preventing rust. We went through many options before finally arriving on the ...

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